Today is June 3, the one year anniversary of Lisa's passing. As I woke up today, I thought of her more than I typically do on other days. Lisa was such a kind and thoughtful person, and so giving to me and others around her. She was always thinking of my kids, and when she didn't need something anymore that she thought would be useful to me or my children, she would offer it to me. The laptop my children do their homework on everyday, the copy of Microsoft Office I use on my laptop for school and work, and a few other things remind me of her on a daily basis.
For those who follow the blog, I would love to hear other stories and memories you have of Lisa today. Please feel free to email your stories to me at justin at jshewell dot com, or to leave your stories in the comments below.
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I am not a teacher, and I didn't work with Lisa, but I met Lisa in 2004, and have always considered her my friend since then. No, more than a friend, more like a big sister.
ReplyDeleteI was having a hard time adjusting to moving to the UAE and dealing with culture shock. Lisa surrounded us with her love and helped me in many ways to feel at home in the UAE. My children started calling her "Auntie Lisa".
Later, after Lisa had come back to Las Vegas, and we had moved to Arizona, we planned to see Lisa on our way through Nevada and Utah during our summer trip to visit family in Washington State. However, because she was so sick, we weren't able to go in and see her, which made my children and I very sad. We hoped we would be able to see her on our way back through Las Vegas, when she was hopefully feeling better.
When we arrived in Washington a few days later, we heard that she had passed away. My children and I cried so much when we heard the news. Unfortunately, we were too far away to make it in time for the funeral, but we made it to Blackfoot the day after and visited her grave, putting off all our other vacation plans. Our children didn't complain even once that we had to drive so long and so far to see Auntie Lisa, which is a testament of how much they loved her. That is because she loved them first.
Lisa may not be alive physically, but she will always live on in my heart and the hearts of my children. We are hoping to be able to visit her grave again this summer. I will try to post some pictures.
I hope it is okay for me to post this to the blog. I didn't want another day to pass without being able to express my love for Lisa.
Maya Shewell